<p>Report filed by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) regarding violation of Noise Pollution Rules, 2000 by some of the restaurants, bars, pubs and cafes in Hauz Khas village. Events like live
Indian ambassador to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) K M Chandrasekhar has urged the State to initiate immediate steps to identify products such as Vechoor cow and Balaramapuram handlooms that
Those better off sit safe under fans and behind draped windows blocking out the scorching sun, but those who can't afford to dodge the fury of summer for that might mean courting starvation. With
A long-term approach with financial and legislative support, including setting up a corpus fund of Rs 500 crore, to tackle calamities such as drought and floods, has been recommended by the Crisis
A decade after the Supreme Courts direct involvement in the crusade launched by eco lawyer M C Mehta, to save the Taj Mahal and other historical monuments from environmental pollution, the question
Eco-tourism has emerged as the new buzzword for the Uttaranchal Forest Development Corporation facing stiff competition in the sale of wood. UDFC is cashing in on the rising mercury across the
The Garbage Disposal Act, 1995, will be strictly enforced in the state to preserve the fragile ecology and environment of the hills which have been facing problems due to degradation. Presiding over
The punishing conditions have exposed two aspects of the problem. It is an impossible task because the world's richest nations are unwilling to take a holistic stand that should include scaling down
The Sonepat Municipal Council is all set to engage private parties for sanitation work in at least one-third of the localities in the town. The council had already passed a resolution in this regard.
The World Health Organisation has attributed 80 per cent of all health problems and one-third of all deaths in India to contaminated Ganga water, considered holy by Hindus. Its effects are both
With the Monsoon playing truant, the Karnataka Government has decided to invoke divine intervention to end the drought ravaging the State for the third time in a row. Although Bangalore is considered
